Meh, dropped 3/4 a buy through the normal means, then tilted off another stack on a really marginal play. This is not at all going how I expected.

Currently my PLO stats are:
VP$IP: 27
W$SF: 28
WtSD: 19
W$SD: 47

These are just not winning numbers. With a VP$IP in the high 20s my W$SF should be in the low 30s, this discrepancy means that I am not winning very many small pots. With a WtSD < 20 my W$SD should be in the 53-55 range, this discrepancy means that I am not winning many big pots. Hmmm, not winning many small pots + now winning many big pot == ?

Grumble, curse, and generally show my fusteration.

I have been busy with the new house so haven't had much time to play, which was good beacuse I haven't had any desire to play.

I am beginning to hate this game and I am pretty sure the feeling is mutual. Yesterday I finally found both time and desire and wish that I hadn't. I ended up playing 2 session both of which had to be cut short because of tilt. I have now lost 8 sessions in a row and had to stop my last 5 because of tilt. This is not good for my meager online roll or for my desire to continue playing. Luckily I am a stubborn bastard so I am sure in a couple of days I will get angry and say to my self "you can't let that game beat you" but in the mean time I am really annoyed.

-61 in 1.83

Oh ya my overall W$SF is now < 27 while my W$SD is < 44 with a VP$IP of 28 and a WtSD of 19. Them are some truly ugly numbers.

Fuck me, I can't even beat .01/.02

POKERSTARS GAME #9179689049: OMAHA POT LIMIT ($0.01/$0.02) - 2007/03/31 - 11:13:53 (ET)
Table 'Euanthe III' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: bigshawn35 ($1.93 in chips)
Seat 2: GooperMC ($4.98 in chips)
Seat 3: xIce-Creamx ($1.29 in chips)
Seat 4: Bundes777 ($2.61 in chips)
Seat 5: dbonafede ($1.60 in chips)
GooperMC: posts small blind $0.01
xIce-Creamx: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GooperMC [As Ah 9s 3c]
Bundes777: calls $0.02
dbonafede: raises $0.07 to $0.09
bigshawn35: folds
GooperMC: raises $0.22 to $0.31
xIce-Creamx: folds
Bundes777: folds
Bundes777 is sitting out
dbonafede: calls $0.22
*** FLOP *** [9d 2d 9h]
Bundes777 leaves the table
GooperMC: bets $0.66
dbonafede: calls $0.66
*** TURN *** [9d 2d 9h]
Lethos joins the table at seat #4
GooperMC: bets $1.93
dbonafede: calls $0.63 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [9d 2d 9h Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GooperMC: shows [As Ah 9s 3c] (three of a kind, Nines)
dbonafede: shows [3h Ks Kh Jc] (a flush, King high)
dbonafede collected $3.09 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.24 | Rake $0.15
Board [9d 2d 9h Th Jh]
Seat 1: bigshawn35 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: GooperMC (small blind) showed [As Ah 9s 3c] and lost with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 3: xIce-Creamx (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Bundes777 folded before Flop
Seat 5: dbonafede showed [3h Ks Kh Jc] and won ($3.09) with a flush, King high

POKERSTARS GAME #9179620841: OMAHA POT LIMIT ($0.01/$0.02) - 2007/03/31 - 11:07:54 (ET)
Table 'Halley IV' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: mt_and_bk ($3.10 in chips)
Seat 4: GooperMC ($4.90 in chips)
mt_and_bk: posts small blind $0.01
GooperMC: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GooperMC [3s Qh 9h Ts]
mt_and_bk: raises $0.02 to $0.04
GooperMC: calls $0.02
*** FLOP *** [9d 7s 9s]
QITER joins the table at seat #2
GooperMC: checks
mt_and_bk: bets $0.04
GooperMC: raises $0.10 to $0.14
mt_and_bk: calls $0.10
*** TURN *** [9d 7s 9s]
GooperMC: bets $0.20
mt_and_bk: calls $0.20
*** RIVER *** [9d 7s 9s Js]
GooperMC: checks
mt_and_bk: bets $0.76
GooperMC: calls $0.76
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mt_and_bk: shows [5h 6h Ah As] (a full house, Aces full of Nines)
GooperMC: mucks hand
mt_and_bk collected $2.18 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.28 | Rake $0.10
Board [9d 7s 9s Js Ad]
Seat 3: mt_and_bk (button) (small blind) showed [5h 6h Ah As] and won ($2.18) with a full house, Aces full of Nines
Seat 4: GooperMC (big blind) mucked [3s Qh 9h Ts]

Oof.

The river call really isn't good in the second one but I wasn't in a great state of mind to start the session (which is why i played .01/.02) and really wasn't in a great state after the first one.

I am not sure if it is a good personality trait or a bad one but I am a stubborn bastard. So stubborn that I am willing to play .01/.02 PLO when I know I can beat 1/2 PLO8 as well as .5/1 NLHE.

I now have a plan. See first post.

Hazah a winning session! I can beat .01/.02, I must be the bestest poker player ever!

It was actually a pretty ugly session were I won almost no hands (W$SF or 18), but I did win one big one. More importantly I didn't tilt and I didn't get sucked out. I played pretty well and if I can continue to play well and make at least 1 hand a session I should be back playing real limits real soon.

+2.34

Overall -5.3 for the day but I felt like I played very well. I got it all in around 6 time and was ahead 5 of the 6. Of course I only won 3 of the 6 but that will turn around. I did make one really bad play where I did get it in bad and should have gotten away from it.

Bad beat #1
POKERSTARS GAME #9304145033: OMAHA POT LIMIT ($0.05/$0.10) - 2007/04/07 - 18:07:24 (ET)
Table 'Adalberta II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: FleaManAA ($6 in chips)
Seat 2: tookie86 ($3 in chips)
Seat 3: playahater14 ($7.95 in chips)
Seat 4: dkalnas32822 ($2.80 in chips)
Seat 5: marni ($14.90 in chips)
Seat 6: GooperMC ($11.65 in chips)
marni: posts small blind $0.05
GooperMC: posts big blind $0.10
FleaManAA: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GooperMC [4c Qc 7c 6h]
FleaManAA: checks
tookie86: raises $0.10 to $0.20
playahater14: calls $0.20
dkalnas32822: calls $0.20
marni: folds
GooperMC: calls $0.10
FleaManAA: calls $0.10
*** FLOP *** [8d 4d 5h]
GooperMC: checks
FleaManAA: bets $0.40
tookie86: calls $0.40
playahater14: calls $0.40
dkalnas32822: folds
GooperMC: calls $0.40
*** TURN *** [8d 4d 5h]
GooperMC: checks
FleaManAA: bets $2.55
tookie86: folds
playahater14: folds
GooperMC: raises $2.55 to $5.10
FleaManAA: calls $2.55
*** RIVER *** [8d 4d 5h 4s]
GooperMC: bets $0.40
FleaManAA: calls $0.30 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GooperMC: shows [4c Qc 7c 6h] (a straight, Four to Eight)
FleaManAA: shows [6d Ac 2d 8h] (a flush, Ace high)
FleaManAA collected $12.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13.45 | Rake $0.60
Board [8d 4d 5h 4s Ad]
Seat 1: FleaManAA showed [6d Ac 2d 8h] and won ($12.85) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: tookie86 folded on the Turn
Seat 3: playahater14 folded on the Turn
Seat 4: dkalnas32822 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: marni (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: GooperMC (big blind) showed [4c Qc 7c 6h] and lost with a straight, Four to Eight

Bad beat #2
POKERSTARS GAME #9304666633: OMAHA POT LIMIT ($0.05/$0.10) - 2007/04/07 - 18:40:40 (ET)
Table 'Felicia IV' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Annette1 ($4.05 in chips)
Seat 2: GooperMC ($9.30 in chips)
Seat 3: Mokkavit ($28.90 in chips)
Seat 4: the dode ($5.55 in chips)
Seat 5: skelt ($16.95 in chips)
Seat 6: khalil ($8.70 in chips)
skelt: posts small blind $0.05
khalil: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GooperMC [Kd 9d Kh 8d]
Annette1: raises $0.20 to $0.30
GooperMC: calls $0.30
Mokkavit: folds
the dode: calls $0.30
skelt: folds
khalil: calls $0.20
*** FLOP *** [Td 7h Jh]
khalil: checks
Mokkavit leaves the table
Annette1: checks
GooperMC: bets $1.20
the dode: calls $1.20
khalil: folds
Annette1: folds
*** TURN *** [Td 7h Jh]
GooperMC: bets $3.50
the dode: raises $0.55 to $4.05 and is all-in
GooperMC: calls $0.55
*** RIVER *** [Td 7h Jh 4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GooperMC: shows [Kd 9d Kh 8d] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
the dode: shows [Ad 7d 8c Ts] (a full house, Sevens full of Tens)
the dode collected $11.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $11.75 | Rake $0.55
Board [Td 7h Jh 4d 7c]
Seat 1: Annette1 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: GooperMC showed [Kd 9d Kh 8d] and lost with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 3: Mokkavit folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: the dode (button) showed [Ad 7d 8c Ts] and won ($11.20) with a full house, Sevens full of Tens
Seat 5: skelt (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: khalil (big blind) folded on the Flop

Bad Play #1
POKERSTARS GAME #9305434718: OMAHA POT LIMIT ($0.05/$0.10) - 2007/04/07 - 19:31:08 (ET)
Table 'Otto Struve II' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: GooperMC ($9.30 in chips)
Seat 2: sega ($8 in chips)
Seat 3: KILLIR KEITH ($11.85 in chips)
Seat 4: goldnrooster ($9.15 in chips)
Seat 6: jits7kids ($1.55 in chips)
KILLIR KEITH: posts small blind $0.05
goldnrooster: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GooperMC [3d Jd Qs Kd]
jits7kids: calls $0.10
GooperMC: calls $0.10
sega: calls $0.10
KILLIR KEITH: calls $0.05
goldnrooster: checks
*** FLOP *** [3c 4d Qd]
KILLIR KEITH: checks
goldnrooster: checks
jits7kids: checks
GooperMC: bets $0.50
SkinnyB101 joins the table at seat #5
sega: raises $1 to $1.50
KILLIR KEITH: folds
goldnrooster: folds
jits7kids: folds
GooperMC: calls $1
*** TURN *** [3c 4d Qd]
GooperMC: checks
sega: bets $3.35
GooperMC: raises $4.35 to $7.70 and is all-in
sega: calls $3.05 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [3c 4d Qd Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GooperMC: shows [3d Jd Qs Kd] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
sega: shows [2s Ad Qh Qc] (three of a kind, Queens)
sega collected $15.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.30 | Rake $0.80
Board [3c 4d Qd Js Ks]
Seat 1: GooperMC showed [3d Jd Qs Kd] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 2: sega (button) showed [2s Ad Qh Qc] and won ($15.50) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 3: KILLIR KEITH (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: goldnrooster (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: jits7kids folded on the Flop

I really need to get away from this on the flop, and if not on the flop definately on the turn.

I am starting to think I actually know how to play this game. I keep getting it in good and people are actually calling me. This is how poker normally feels to me, that stretch playing $100 felt strange and foreign. Now lets just hope that I was running bad then, not that I am running good now

I think that jumping into the $100 straight away was a mistake because the margin of error is much smaller up there. At the $25 games you can still make big mistakes and make money. I should have jumped into the $25 games played 5K hands, earned 9 PTBB/100 and tweaked my game enough to jump to the $50s, and repeat. That would have been a much better plan then jumping into the $100 get a cold run and then have my confidence shattered so badly that I have to jump back to .01/02.

+22.45.

It was a good day. I got it all in twice once as a 60/40 fav and once with 30% equity in a 5 way pot (no that was not a typo, I was at a 6 max table where 5 players went all in). I won the first hand and chopped the second hand. Overall +46.5. This game is easy when you make hands and they hold up

With that win I am going to fully move up to $25. I had been playing $10 tables and any good $25 tables. I am now going to play $25 tables and any good $50 tables.

Since the fuglyness that was my first 4K hands things are looking much better
VP$IP: 31
W$SF: 25
WtSD: 20
W$SD: 55

The W$SF number is a little low, but that is beacuse I am hesitant to try and pick up stray pots at this level. Eventually when I make it back to the $100 games I would like that number 32+; however, I also expect my W$SD to drop into the low 50s.